Box and cover



Patented Feb. 10, 1925..

strates PATENT OFFLCEa BOX C AND COVER.

Applicationoled December 35"l923ll SeriaLlMN678,2605

To aZZlct-wm- 1l/*may concern:

Beitfknown@ that l; GLEN l Si HUMri-nem', a `citizen otfthe UnitedyStates, and' a resident of they cityiovliewll Yorin. borongliloiBrooklyn, in the county-oli llin-gs and State proved 1loir and Cover; ofwhich theI follow-` inggisa tull ClearyV and exact description.

This inventiontrelates to boxes and; pera` tainscparticularly to aniimproved inea-ns i `of connection` between .the body and' cover otthe-tbox. Theinwentionxisparticularly applicable to boxesifor containingcigars or `other similar i articles o'l' merchandise `wlii cli` 1 aredisplayed. j for salle in i the4 original l boiav or paclmge,l and thelsame contemplates: asfaln obj ect l a:` means of f `connection betweenthe cover and box. which permits 1. oli the swinging o'l the coverrespectively to a rearwardly ink clined idis-play ipositiony to'r a;vertically Vdisposed display position with: the'` lower edge ot L4thecover-in` contactlfwith thcwbox supporting surface,` ortenn positionflnnsupporting` the r box body in rearwardly` inclined display positionuAs a further object the invention aimsto provide a box body and coverhaving a connection oi the characteraset forth, which is extremelysimple in its construction tand operation, which is inexpensive tomanufacture and produce, and which is highly ei'iicient in its purpose.

lith the above recited and other objects in view, the invention residesin the novel construction set `forth in the following specification,particularly pointed out in the appended claims and illustrated in theaccompanying drawings, it being understood that the right is reserved toembodiments other than those actually illustrated herein to the fullextent indicated by the general meaning of the terms in which the claimsare cxpressed.

ln the drawingsn Figure l is a perspective view ot a bon constructed inaccordance with the invention, and illustrating the same with the coverin closed position.

Fig. 2 is a similar view with. the cover in its rearwardly inclineddisplay posit-ion.

Fig. 3 is a Similar view with the cover in its vertical displayposition.

Fig. `4; is a similar view with the cover einployed as a means forsupporting the box body in rearwardly inclined display position.

Referring tothe. drawings by'characters of reference, '10i designateslFthe boxcbody; 11 fthe cover `ther-eten the ormerf beingiprovidedwith-outwardly projecting frivetsl@ tromthe upper rear corners of,` its'side l wall l13,2 which rivetspiconstitutetrunnionsa` The cover 11a-isprovided with g depending@v `SideV l flzmgee 14 which;aredesigneduwhenthe cover is closed to iit over f the upper ends of A the .outer 'sidewalls :i3 off theibox body. The fiianges 14 ,are providedwithlongitudinally entendingfslots l5 having oii'set terminals-16uand 17.Therivets oratrunnions -12 projeotSthrough" the slots-115 to constitute aineansfoficomiection between the :coverfand the boisr body to all-ow torrelativer-sliding ,and swinging qnrovenient ot the L cover.fwitla'respect to the body.A

VVhen-the covcris in closedrelation, as illustratedgin:Fig.1, .thetrunnion's or rivets 12; are positionedcin `the rear-ends otlthe slots15. Vvlhenf it isi` desired to' arrange `the cover l1 inctheurearwardlyinclinedwdisplay positionfas illustrated inFig. i 2; the cover isswungtoan. open positionfand theotset terminals "17 `are engaged withthe trunnions or rivets l2, while the rear edgelot the cover engageswithtl'ie rearfwallfl) of fthe box,` body,l which dimite `-rearward-`inclined swinging movement of the cover and maintains the saine in itsinclined display posi tion. When it is desired to dispose the cover in avertical display position at the rear of the box body as illustrated inFig. 3, the cover is swung from a closed position upward to a verticalposition and then is slid downwardly until its rear edge contacts withthe supporting surface for the box body. In this position the rivets ortrunnions l2 are disposed intermediate the ends oi the slot l5. W'hen itis desired to employ the cover as a means for supporting and maintainingthe boitr body in a rearwardly inclined display position as illustratedin Fig. l the cover is slid a further distance downwardly than theposition illustrated in Fig. 3 and the rivets l2 are positioned withinthe oti'set terminals 16 at the forward ends of the slots 15. This'disposes the rear edge 18ct the cover 1l an appropriate distance belowthe bottom of the box body to give the required rearward inclinationthereto and that the box is supported from the front lower edge of thebody and the rear or lower edge of the cover when in this position.

From the foregoingit will thus be seen that a box having a connectionbetween its cover and body is provided which affords means for variouslydisplaying the contents of the advertising matter on the inside of thecover, which is especially designed for cigar boxes or the like.

I claim:

l. A box including a body and a cover, and a means of connectiontherebetween to permit of the swinging of the cover selectively to arearwardly inclined display position relative to the body with the bodydisposed in fiat contact with its supporting surface; to a verticallydisposed display position with the rear end of the cover in contact withthe box supporting surface and with the body in flat contact with saidsupporting surface; and to a position for supporting the body of the boxin a rearwardly inclined display position with respect to the supportingsurface.

2. A box including a body and a cover, and interengaging means ofconnection therebetween to permit of relative sliding and swingingmovements of the cover with respect to the body, whereby the cover maybe maintained by said means at a rearwardly inclined display positionrelative to the body with said body in fiat contact with its supportingsurface, or maintained in a position in contact with the rear wall ofthe body and extending below the bottom thereof to support said body ina rearwardly inclined display position with respect to its supportingsurface.

3. A box body and cover having interengaging means of connectiontherebetween whereby to permit the cover to be selectively arranged incovering position on the body, in a rear upwardly inclined displayposition from the upper rear edge of the body, in a vertical displayposition against the rear wall of the body with the rear edge of saidcover supported by the box body supporting surface, and in a positionagainst the rear wall of the body and projecting below the bottom of thebody whereby to support the said box body in a rear upwardly inclineddisplay position with respect to its supporting surface.

4. A box body and cover having interengaging means of connectiontherebetween whereby to permit the cover to be respectively arranged incovering position on the body, in a rear upwardly inclined displayposition from the upper rear edge of the body, in a vertical displayposition against the rear wall of the body with the rear edge of saidcover supported by the box body supporting surface, and in a positionagainst the rear wall of the body and projecting below the bottom of thebody whereby to support the said box bo'dy in a rear upwardly inclineddisplay position, said means of connection comprising trunnionsprojecting outwardly from the upper rear corners o-f the side walls ofthe box body, and depending side flanges on the cover havinglongitudinal slots formed with offset terminals at its opposite ends andengaging sai'd trunnions.

GLEN S. HUMPHREY.

